Dir
Dir is a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 1,407 m above sea level. It has a population of about 29,869. The climate is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Dir at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in June
Average low in January
135 mm of rain
44 mm of rain
How Dir has grown
People living in the built-up area (6 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+138%33k in 1975 → 78k in 2025Weather in Dir
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Clear · wind 4 km/h · humidity 48%
When to go to Dir
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 43 | 34 | 33 | 68 | 83 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 85 | 89 | 72 | 49 |
| High | 3° | 4° | 10° | 17° | 24° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 7° |
| Low | -6° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 0° | -4° |
| Rain (mm) | 90 | 140 | 197 | 135 | 77 | 44 | 108 | 99 | 53 | 57 | 46 | 62 |
| Wet days | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
What's on in Dir
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Outdoors around Dir
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Dir
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Pakistan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Dir
Earthquakes around Dir
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Towns and villages around Dir
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Dir from above
Postal codes
Getting to Dir
Places near Dir
Places with a climate like Dir
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
